Turns out a court-monitored ankle bracelet is not proper attire for an armed robbery.
Apparently Steven K. Tubbs didn't get the memo.
His fashion faux pas led to his arrest in connection with an Omaha home invasion where, prosecutors allege, Tubbs pointed a shotgun at a young couple who were sleeping with their infant son.
Tubbs, 25, of Fort Calhoun and Andrew Mason, 25, of Omaha were arrested Tuesday, the day after the robbery near 106th and Blondo Streets.
Prosecutor Mike Jensen said a parole officer heard the description of the men involved and thought one might be a parolee of the officer's.
When the officer checked information on Tubbs' court-ordered ankle monitor, it showed him at the couple's address about the time the robbery was committed.
Tubbs was charged with two counts of robbery, use of a weapon to commit a felony and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail.
Tubbs was on parole after serving nearly two years in prison for attempted robbery, use of a weapon to commit a felony and terroristic threats.
Mason was charged with two counts of robbery and ordered held on $250,000 bail.
Among the items taken from the home was an American Express credit card that was used shortly after the robbery.
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